Environment
Jeff Bezos Announces First Recipients of His $10 Billion Climate Fund
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos announced the first recipients of his scrutinized $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund grant to...
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Sri Lanka Returns Illegal Waste to Britain After Court Order
Sri Lanka has started shipping 242 containers of hazardous waste, including body parts from mortuaries, back to Britain after a...
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Air Pollution Costs Europe Cities $190bn a Year: Analysis
Air pollution costs inhabitants of European cities more than 160 billion euros ($190 billion) each year due to long- and...
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Big Promises, but Can China Be Carbon Neutral by 2060?
Xi Jinping announced that China will lead the world into a safer climate future and reach carbon neutrality before 2060.
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World Wildlife Plummets More Than Two-Thirds in 50 Years: Index
Global animal, bird, and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption.
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65 Killed, 330,000 Left Homeless in Niger Floods
Three months of pounding rain in Niger have left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330,000, while several areas of...
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Pandemic and Persecution: The Double Threat Facing Brazil’s Indigenous
As Brazil continues to grapple with COVID-19, the indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest are facing the virus alongside criminal...
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Amazon, African Forests Turning From CO2 Sink to Source: Study
In the Amazon, the forest's carbon sink capacity is predicted to reach zero by 2035.
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Half of World’s Beaches Could Vanish by 2100: Study
Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world's sandy beaches by 2100,...
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Antarctica Has its Hottest Day on Record at 65 Degrees Fahrenheit
Antarctica had its hottest day on record Thursday since readings began, the National Meteorological Service said.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Proposes Bill Opening Indigenous Land to Mining
The far-right president described the measure, which still needs approval in Congress, as a "dream" while indigenous leaders have labeled...
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While ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate US Drinking Water, Congress Stalls on Action
PFAS "forever chemicals" are widespread in drinking water throughout the US and are linked to diseases like cancer. But Congress...
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Climate Refugees Could be Entitled to Asylum: UN Rights Panel
A growing body of research has indicated that the effects of climate change are already leading to increased migration levels...
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In Davos, Trump Rejects Climate Science, Focuses on Economic Growth
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum aimed for a strong focus on climate change. But Trump made clear...
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Record 45 Million Need Urgent Food Aid in Southern Africa: UN
"This hunger crisis is on a scale we’ve not seen before and the evidence shows it’s going to get worse,"...
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More Extreme Weather Ahead After Hottest Decade on Record: UN
"The message repeats with grim regularity. Yet the pace and scale of action to address climate change remains muted and far...
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EU Lays Out Trillion-Euro ‘Green Deal’
"The costs of failure to act here would be enormous ... so we have no option other than to invest...
Read moreDutch Top Court Orders Government to Slash Emissions
The Dutch supreme court on Friday ordered the government to slash greenhouse gases by at least 25 percent by 2020...
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After Drought, Floods Compound Somalia’s Year of Climate Misery
The just-concluded U.N. climate summit failed to agree on compensation for poor countries, which have least to blame for causing...
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‘Catastrophic’ Floods Could Provoke Famine in S.Sudan: WFP
Devastating flooding in South Sudan following a fierce drought could tip parts of the country into famine in the next...
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